Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-12). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
SJR Scorei
0.217
H-Indexi
10
SNIPi
0.631
Total Worksi
215
Total Citationsi
429
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.35
Open Impact Factor alternative
Aims & Scope
Subject areas: Animal Science and Zoology; Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.
A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of RAS
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Does the journal have a website?
No URL
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Is the ISSN verified?
0136-0027
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Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
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Peer review process documented?
N/A
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
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Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
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Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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Primary language documented?
N/A
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Citations received
21
53
2019
28
75
2020
21
89
2021
23
40
2022
20
19
2023
22
13
2024
22
7
2025
15
0
2026
Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.
SJR Quartile by Discipline
Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.
Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Mollusks and Parasites StudiesAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine and environmental studiesInvertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesMarine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesCephalopods and Marine BiologyAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesOcean Acidification Effects and Responses
Frequently asked questions about Ruthenica
Is Ruthenica a predatory journal?
Ruthenica was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-12). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Ruthenica?
Ruthenica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.217.
Is Ruthenica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Ruthenica is indexed in Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Ruthenica?
Subject areas: Animal Science and Zoology; Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.